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University Place, WA vs Meridian, ID

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Highlights
- Meridian spends 49.5% less per student than University Place.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% lower in Meridian than in University Place. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Meridian had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to University Place
Education
 University Place, WAMeridian, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,363$9,278$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056$8,035$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,966$4,946$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.6817.8216.23
 Students per Librarian113910314573
 Students per Counselor441430530
 Grade School Educ.1.1%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%3.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.2%95.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.8%25.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.0%10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.4%40.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.9%10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for University Place    1 Reviews
Sandra · University Place, WA
Great Schools
Over 16 years ago

University Place is a great supporter of public schools. The community values good education and has no problem supporting funding for schools. This does create higher  More

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Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews
Renee · Meridian, ID
Great place!
Over 5 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

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Miranda · Meridian, ID
High Pediatric Cancer, Poor Water & Air Quality
Over 5 years ago

I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

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Ria · Meridian, ID
I Grew up in Meridian
Over 6 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  More

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